2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Korean Diaspora in Vietnam: Assimilation, Segregation and Compromising

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23520954
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Human geography
Research Institution	Okayama University
Principal Investigator	KIM DOO-CHUL 岡山大学, その他の研究科, 教授 (10281974)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2013
Keywords	韓国人ディアスポラ / エスニック / 隔離 / 妥協 / ベトナム
Research Abstract	This research aims to clarify the characteristics of Korean diaspora living in Hochiminh City, Vietnam, and their social and spatial assimilation, segregation and compromising processes as well. The Korean diaspora living in Hochiminh City are characterized as follows: the majority of them immigrated in order to find a new business chance or a job; those who have been staying in Vietnam less than 5 years occupy more than 50%; their Vietnamese language abilities are not good enough, however, more than 60% of them satisfy with the living in Vietnam; Most of Korean diaspora living in Hochiminh City concentrate in a specific area such as Phu My Hung, a famous foreigners' new town, with accelerating spatial segregation. As a result, most of them regard themselves as a temporary resident except so-called a "Korea-Vietnam Family" which is consist of a Korean and Vietnamese couple.

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